Author Archives: Stormy Marmot

Marmot Awakening: How the Spring Equinox Shapes Marmot Life

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Stormy Marmot

The Spring Equinox: A New Beginning for Marmot Communities As the snow begins to melt and the first green shoots peek through the frost, marmot communities across the alpine meadows stir from their long winter slumber. For marmots, the arrival … Continue reading →

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The Clover Conspiracy: Marmots, Myths and Mischief

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Stormy Marmot

The hunt for the four-leaf clover. Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Unsung Matriarchs: Female Marmots on International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Stormy Marmot

On International Women’s Day, we honor the resilience, leadership and contributions of women across species — including the often-overlooked female marmots! These remarkable alpinists are key figures in their communities, showcasing teamwork, intelligence and survival instincts that are crucial to … Continue reading →

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Midwinter Reprieve

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Stormy Marmot

Enjoy the warm weather, but keep your winter coat close! Continue reading →

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A Leap February Prediction

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Stormy Marmot

After a bitterly cold January, predicting anything resembling spring seemed like a stretch, but as I looked for my shadow this morning, it was conspicuously missing. Today is Groundhog Day, the halfway point through winter.  If nothing else, January 2024 … Continue reading →

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Chilled to the Bone

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Stormy Marmot

With the cross quarter day here, I had to get out of my warm burrow early and head outside to test the weather.  There was a little bit of good news.  Unlike a few days ago, it wasn’t -10°F.  Yes, … Continue reading →

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One Cold Marmot

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Stormy Marmot

On a cold blustery day I still believe in spring. Continue reading →

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It’s Winter

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Stormy Marmot

Today is Imbolc, a cross-quarter day, the Celtic day for estimating how soon spring will come and when to plant the crops.  It might be counterintuitive, but an overcast sky is a good omen, a sign of coming rain, when … Continue reading →

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The Flip of a Groundhog

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Stormy Marmot

Punxsutawney Phil has been frequently maligned for the accuracy of his forecast.  As of 2020 he is batting a solid 36% accuracy in his prognostications.  Now in baseball a hitter with a .360 would be considered pretty good, but with … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl LIV

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Stormy Marmot

It seems that today is a double holiday. I’ve gotten a question several times today that I’m not equipped to answer. “Who will win the Super Bowl this year?” I don’t know. I’m just a marmot! And my prognostication is … Continue reading →

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